Manage Access Gateway day-to-day
After deploying Access Gateway and integrating apps, admins must perform normal day-to-day functions. This topic includes common day-to-day administrative tasks.
| Task | Description |
| Create backups of your Access Gateway configuration. Use a backup to restore your configuration. | |
| Set an Access Gateway proxy server | Configure Access Gateway to use a proxy. Access Gateway instances must be rebooted after configuring a proxy. |
| Configure log forwarders | Configure log forwarders to work with Access Gateway. See Manage logging. |
| Overview of the High Availability Configuration workflow | Access Gateway supports high availability by creating a cluster of Access Gateway nodes or instances. |
| Download log files | Download and expand Access Gateway system logs. |
| Upgrade Access Gateway to the latest version | Upgrade Access Gateway to the latest version or to a specific version. |
| Manage SSL/TLS termination | Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS) termination. See Application certificate use and Manage certificates and certificate chains. |
| Manage network interfaces | Create network interfaces and configure their routing, like for segregating traffic. |
| Metrics monitoring | Monitor Access Gateway using metrics-based monitoring. See Monitoring. |
| Manage trusted domains | Manage and view known trusted domains. |
| Perform admin renomination | Introduce an admin node that runs the latest version of Access Gateway. |
Less common system tasks
| Task | Description |
| Reset the credentials for the Access Gateway Local Auth Module | Add the Access Gateway Local authorization module (Auth Module) to establish a secondary source of truth for authentication. This is helpful if Access Gateway can't reach your Okta org. Consult your Okta Support representative before you implement the Access Gateway Local Auth Module. |
| Administer local Identity Providers | Add a local Identity Provider (IdP). If no Okta org IdP can be reached, the local IdP can be used to provide app access. |
| Administer SNMP monitoring | Enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support and what functionality is available. |